Oh, and by the way, according to the NCAA, Auburn had the 9th hardest schedule in the nation. Oklahoma and USC? Both lower than 20. Hmmm. So much for your "facts!"
I am not raggin' on the SEC, it is by far the best conference in the country. Unfortunately the system that Div 1A currently uses sucks, and doesn't give us a true champ. It also holds weak non-conference schedules against good teams. If you look at past history Auburn isn't the only one to have early games held against it . Nebraska was notorious in the late 80's and 90's for playing weak non conference opponents, as was Florida. It came back and bit them in the butts also. Give us a playoff so we can stop all the stupid speculation, untill that happens it's fun as hell to argue.